- Virginia Festival of the Book
Roundtable and panel discussions, author presentations and signings, bookselling and book swapping.
www.vabook.org
- Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Annual event held each March in the French Quarter, with literary panels, master classses, theater events, and walking tours of Williams' New Orleans haunts.
www.tennesseewilliams.net
- Edinburgh International Book Festival
www.edbookfest.co.uk
- Fall for the Book Festival
Annual literary festival, sponsored by the City of Fairfax and George Mason University, held on the last weekend in September.
www.fallforthebook.org
- Texas Book Festival - Austin, TX
A celebration of books by Texans and about Texas, and of the joys of reading.
www.texasbookfestival.org
- www.readings.org
Provides information for the Harbourfront Reading Series and International Festival of Authors.
www.readings.org
- Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival
Held annually over six days in late October. Offers an opportunity for writers and readers to get together and to find out what others are thinking, and how they're expressing those thoughts.
www.writersfest.bc.ca
- Hay Festival
Annual spring festival celebrating literature and the arts.
www.hayfestival.co.uk
- Ottawa International Writers Festival
Plays host to emerging and established authors every September. Site features info on past and current festivals.
www.writersfest.com
- Bath Literature Festival
Annual event featuring performances by authors, musicians, and storytellers, as well as lectures and creative activities.
www.bathlitfest.org.uk
- Blue Metropolis
International literary festival.
www.blue-met-bleu.com
- Ilkley Literature Festival
Providing up-to-date information on the North of England's largest annual literary event.
www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
- National Book Festival
Annual event sponsored by the Library of Congress.
www.loc.gov/bookfest
- Dublin Writers Festival
Annual festival of Irish and international poetry and fiction, taking place in mid June.
www.dublinwritersfestival.com
- The Word: The London Festival of Literature
Annual celebration of the written and spoken word.
www.theword.org.uk
- Vegas Valley Book Festival
Two-day celebration of books and reading. Includes an outdoor book fair, book signings, readings, and discussions.
www.vegasvalleybookfest.org
- Montana Festival of the Book
Featuring readings and discussions with regional writers. Sept. 8-9, 2000.
www.bookfest-mt.org
- Festival of Words
Celebrates creative language with a summer literary and film festival, youth writing camp, and open mike coffee houses. Held annually in July.
www.festivalofwords.com
- William Carleton Summer School
Aims primarily to present Carleton as a significant writer, worthy of serious critical attention, and to promote the study of his writings. Held annually, during the first full week in August
www.williamcarletonsummerschool.org
- Border Book Festival
Held annually in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
www.zianet.com/bbf
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